CHARADE

Based on the story "The Unsuspecting Wife" by Peter Stone and Mark Behm
Screenplay by Peter Stone
Directed by Stanley Donen

Cary Grant
Audrey Hepburn
Walter Matthau
James Coburn

Premiere date: December 5, 1963

Lovely Reggie is determined to divorce her wealthy, cold, and closed-mouthed husband, but someone throws him from a train before she gets the chance. Left penniless in Paris with police suspicion resting heavily upon her, Reggie soon realizes she's in serious trouble - her husband stole money from three unscrupulous men, and they want it back. Charming and amusing Peter Joshua comes to Reggie's aid, but he too has secrets and hidden loyalties. With the bodies piling up and the money nowhere to be found, Grant and Hepburn dash through Paris toward the startling solution.

1 Academy Award Nomination
Best Original Song - "Charade"

8½

Screenplay by Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli, Federico Fellini, and Brunello Rondi
Directed by Federico Fellini

Marcello Mastroianni
Claudia Cardinale
Anouk Aimee
Sandra Milo

Premiere date: February 14, 1963

Dog-tired movie director Guido Anselmi retreats to thoughts of yesteryear when his producers, his wife and his mistress all pressure him to start making another movie. Director Federico Fellini's 8½ is a semiautobiographical rumination on the joys and rigors of filmmaking - as well as lovers past and present.

National Board of Review
Best Foreign Language Film

5 Academy Award Nominations, 2 Wins
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Director
Best Original Screenplay
Best Art Direction (B/W)
Best Costume Design (B/W)

BYE BYE BIRDIE

Screenplay by Michael Stewart and Irving Brecher
Directed by George Sidney

Janet Leigh
Dick Van Dyke
Ann-Margret

Premiere date: April 4, 1963
NR

When teen heartthrob Conrad Birdie gets drafted, a songwriter and his long-suffering girlfriend organize a nationwide contest in which one lucky girl will give Birdie a farewell smooch live on "The Ed Sullivan Show". Kim McAfee is the anointed teen, and her small Ohio town goes gaga when Birdie shows up.

2 Academy Award Nominations
Best Score
Best Sound